Sounds in German
Hi everyone!
what's is the correct pronoucing for the Vorsilben ver- and zer-?
Is it like "er" in Mutter? Or is it pronounced as it has an "ea", e.g.,
zerbrechen (tseabrechen/tsarbrechen) and verstehen (feasteen/farsteen)?
please help me!

Question

Sounds in German
Hi everyone! 
what's is the correct pronoucing for the Vorsilben ver- and zer-?
Is it like "er" in Mutter? Or is it pronounced as it has an "ea", e.g., 
zerbrechen (tseabrechen/tsarbrechen) and verstehen (feasteen/farsteen)? 
please help me!

Answer

In both cases it's 'ea'.
'veastehen'
'zeabrechen'

If the r is at the end of a syllable and the next letter is a vowel, there is a 'glottal stop' between them:
verachten: 'vea-áchten' (accent on a)

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